paraon

See also: Paraon

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish faraón, from Old Spanish pharaon, from Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧on

Noun

paraon

1. a pharaoh

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• faraon — archaic, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish faraón, from Old Spanish pharaon, from Late Latin Pharaōnem, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōʰ), from Egyptian (pr-ꜥꜣ, “great house”). Compare Tausug Pir'awn.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɾaˈʔon/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈʔon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧on

Noun

paraón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜂᜈ᜔) (historical)

1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

Further reading

• “paraon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 276